Bunnahabhain Distillery
Port Askaig
PA46 7RP, Isle of Islay
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- 10:00 - 17:00
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- 10:00 - 17:00
- 12:00 - 17:00
Bunnahabhain is pronounced 'Bunn-na-ha-venn', and means 'mouth of the river' in Scots Gaelic.
If you're not a native Gaelic speaker, some of our whiskies may be a little difficult to pronounce. We are proud of our Gaelic heritage and honour it with our whiskies and their names. If you're having trouble pronouncing something, we'd be more than happy to help - drop us a note on info@bunnahabhain.com or on social media @bunnahabhain. In the meantime, here's some tips: • Stiuireadair - meaning 'helmsman' and pronounced 'Stew-rahdur' • Toiteach A Dhà - meaning 'smoky two' and pronounced Toch-ach ah-ghaa • Mòine - meaning 'peat' and pronounced moi-gna • Cruach Mhona - meaning 'peat stack' and pronounced croo-ach vona • Eirigh Na Greine - meaning 'morning sky' and pronounced ae-ree ne gray-nyuh
No! Whilst our signature style of whisky is unpeated (which is unusual for an Islay malt), we do produce some peated whiskies, reflecting our 19th century origins, when Bunnahabhain malts were strongly peated. If you're a fan of a smoky dram, look out for our mòine (pronounced moi-gna and meaning 'peat' in Scots Gaelic) editions.
If you'd just like to take in the beautiful view over the Sound of Islay and visit our Visitor Centre, you don't need to book, however, if you'd like to attend one of our distillery experiences, we ask you to book in advance. You can do this online by going to: https://bunnahabhain.digitickets.co.uk/tickets
We are currently operating our Warehouse 9 Tasting Experience and tastings in the Visitor Centreat the distillery. We are not currently running production tours. For more information, visit our Tours and Tastings page.
As the most remote distillery on Islay, the easiest way to get to us is by car. There are several taxi companies on the island, or if you're driving yourself, we do offer 'driver's drams' for the designated driver to take away with them if you're attending one of our experiences.
If you're running late, please call the Visitor Centre on +44 (0)1496 840 557 and let a member of the team know your name and what experience you're running late for. When you arrive at Bunnahabhain, please come to the Visitor Centre and we will do our best to catch you up with the tour and/or show you to the tasting experience.
We will try our best to accommodate this, however, cannot guarantee it is always possible as it depends on what bookings we have already committed to. Give us a call on +44 (0)1496 840 557 to chat.
For all online order enquiries, including shipping queries, tax information and requests to amend or cancel an order, please contact our fulfilment partners on distell@mailmarkuk.com